Thoughts on people, teams, organizations, communities, effectiveness and success
“Adventure is worthwhile in itself.” – Amelia Earhart
Time to go.
We’ve all hit that point where we’re faced with the thought of whether to stay or leave a job.
Like that smart ad by job posting site Indeed called “The Box” (“He knew this day would come.”) – my turn weighing pros and cons came last summer.… Read the rest
“Every time I look at my pocketbook, I see Jackie Robinson.”
Willie Mays
The Catch: Willie Mays hauls in Vic Wertz’s drive at the warning track in the 1954 World Series. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
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Steve Jobs changed millions of lives. I know; he changed mine too.
From time to time people come along who greatly inform you, either by their immediate presence or the impact of their work.
Jobs did both; from the “insanely great” products he strove (and drove others crazy) to build to the example he set as a maverick (“pirate” might be his preferred youthful self-description).… Read the rest
Unless you’ve been under a rock recently, you know that the topic of Mormonism is hot, and the subject of Mormonism and leadership may be even hotter.
What’s up?
There are things that have put the religion in public view such as the Tony award winning hit musical The Book of Mormon and the series finale after five seasons of Big Love, about a polygamist Mormon family of a husband and his three wives.… Read the rest
Curiosity, the saying goes, killed the cat – as have a couple of other things. It’s also gotten a boss or two fired as well.
The question is just what do you do when it’s the boss who is doing something they shouldn’t be? Their quasi-misdeed gets highlighted; if they were playing sports the action would merit a whistle or a penalty flag.… Read the rest
My colleague John Rehm – fresh from a tour of duty in Asia with IDEO leading innovation projects – flagged a post at HBR.com by Campbell Soup Company CEO and President Doug Conant titled Five Steps to Building Your Network.
If you’ve read Conant’s book with Nette Norgaard, Touchpoints: Creating Powerful Leadership Connections in the Smallest of Moments, you know that his candor and personal openness is unusual (unfortunately) for most senior executives.… Read the rest